Who Should I Trade?

Freddy Peralta for Javier Assad (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Freddy Peralta SP - NYM	Javier Assad SP,RP - CHC
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 39	‐
VBR	# 190	# 582

Projections

Strikeouts	72	22
Wins	5	2
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.10	4.54
WHIP	1.31	1.41

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 52	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 51	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 33	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 24	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 47	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 23	# 110

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Freddy Peralta SP - NYM	Javier Assad SP,RP - CHC
2026 Stats


Games Played	20	15

Games Started	20	8

Innings Pitched	104.1	61.1

Wins	5	6

Losses	8	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	105	54

Earned Runs	52	28

Home Runs Allowed	15	12

Strikeouts	104	37

Walks	44	15

ERA	4.49	4.11

WHIP	1.43	1.13

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Freddy Peralta SP - NYM	Javier Assad SP,RP - CHC
2026 Projections


Games Played	12	17

Games Started	12	3

Innings Pitched	69.7	29.8

Wins	5	2

Losses	4	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	61	30

Earned Runs	32	15

Home Runs Allowed	10	4

Strikeouts	72	22

Walks	28	11

ERA	4.10	4.54

WHIP	1.31	1.41

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Freddy Peralta SP - NYM	Javier Assad SP,RP - CHC
News
	The Cubs have reportedly shown interest in Freddy Peralta. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 19th	Javier Assad allowed two runs on sevent hits and no walks while striking out four across five innings in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Cincinnati Reds. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, Jul 11th
	Freddy Peralta allowed two earned runs on three hits and five walks while striking out six over 4 1/3 innings in Saturday's loss to the Red Sox. Chris Schommer Sun, Jul 12th	Javier Assad allowed no runs on two hits and two walks while striking out two across 4.2 innings in Sunday's 6-4 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. Nicholas Rodriguez Mon, Jul 6th
	Freddy Peralta allowed one earned run on six hits and one walk while striking out six over 4 2/3 innings in Monday’s win over the Braves. Chris Schommer Tue, Jul 7th	Javier Assad will start one of the two games for the Cubs in Wednesday's doubleheader. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 22nd
	Freddy Peralta took the loss Wednesday against the Blue Jays after allowing five runs on seven hits and three walks over four innings. He struck out four. Toronto scored four times with two outs in the third inning, highlighted by Sean Keys’ first career home run. Bruno Mulé Thu, Jul 2nd	Javier Assad improved to 5-1 on the season, allowing two runs on five hits over 5.2 innings, in an 8-6 Cubs' win over the Rockies on Wednesday. David Leisering Thu, Jun 18th
	Freddy Peralta did not factor into the decision Thursday against the Cubs after allowing three unearned runs on five hits and one walk over 5.2 innings. He struck out five and opened the outing with five scoreless frames before Chicago scored three times following an error in the sixth. Bruno Mulé Fri, Jun 26th	Javier Assad allowed three hits and one walk while striking out five over six scoreless innings in Friday's win over the Giants. Chris Schommer Sat, Jun 13th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Freddy Peralta SP - NYM			Javier Assad SP,RP - CHC
Thu, Mar 26th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (6-4)	#68
Sat, Mar 28th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#113	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-7)	#313
Sun, Mar 29th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#121	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#200
Mon, Mar 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#130	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-4)	#170
Tue, Mar 31st	@ STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#137	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#47
Wed, Apr 1st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-6)	#120	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#142
Thu, Apr 2nd	@ SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#86
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (2-8)	#89	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-5)	#83
Sat, Apr 4th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#59
Sun, Apr 5th	@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#15	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#41
Tue, Apr 7th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#172	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#146
Wed, Apr 8th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#211	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#167
Thu, Apr 9th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#115
Fri, Apr 10th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#156	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#121
Sat, Apr 11th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (4-4)	#204	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-3)	#25
Sun, Apr 12th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#300	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#129
Mon, Apr 13th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (10-2)	#82	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (11-4)	#4
Tue, Apr 14th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6)	#12	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-7)	#53
Wed, Apr 15th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-4)	#11
Fri, Apr 17th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#97	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-7)	#152
Sat, Apr 18th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#119	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-8)	#35
Sun, Apr 19th	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#193	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#231
Tue, Apr 21st	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)	#378	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-4)	#11
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (2-5)	#128	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-5)	#14	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (11-4)	#4
Fri, Apr 24th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#431	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-6)	#43
Sun, Apr 26th	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)		@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (10-2)	#82
Tue, Apr 28th	vs WSH	Zack Littell (7-7)	#168	@ SD	Walker Buehler (5-5)	#180
Wed, Apr 29th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (6-4)	#68	@ SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#290
Thu, Apr 30th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-7)	#313
Fri, May 1st	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (5-7)	#273	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#172
Sat, May 2nd	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-6)	#36	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#211
Sun, May 3rd	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (7-8)	#118
Mon, May 4th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (9-4)	#439	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#390
Wed, May 6th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#431	vs CIN	Brady Singer (4-9)	#159
Thu, May 7th	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#436	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#210
Fri, May 8th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#211	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (2-8)	#103
Sat, May 9th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (7-8)	#118	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#114
Sun, May 10th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#115	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-5)	#9
Tue, May 12th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#54	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#148
Wed, May 13th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-6)	#29	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#220
Thu, May 14th	vs DET	Keider Montero (6-5)	#157	@ ATL	Chris Sale (10-6)	#7
Fri, May 15th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-6)	#19	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-4)	#87
Sat, May 16th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#98	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#100
Sun, May 17th	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#276	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (5-6)	#406
Mon, May 18th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#200	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-4)	#125
Tue, May 19th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (11-2)	#62	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#6
Wed, May 20th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-7)	#168	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#58
Thu, May 21st	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (6-4)	#68
Fri, May 22nd	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#50	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#138
Sat, May 23rd	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#42	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (4-6)	#249
Sun, May 24th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-4)	#277	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#164
Mon, May 25th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#101	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#121
Tue, May 26th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (11-1)	#22	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-3)	#25
Wed, May 27th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-5)	#90	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#129
Fri, May 29th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#42	@ STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#137
Sat, May 30th	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-4)	#277	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#130
Sun, May 31st	vs MIA	John King		@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-6)	#120
Mon, Jun 1st	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#92
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#8	vs ATH	Gage Jump (3-5)	#99
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ SEA	George Kirby (7-8)	#18	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#183
Fri, Jun 5th	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#51	vs SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#86
Sat, Jun 6th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (1-8)	#145	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#59
Sun, Jun 7th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#301	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#173
Tue, Jun 9th	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#52	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (9-4)	#439
Wed, Jun 10th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#137	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#431
Thu, Jun 11th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (1-1)	#176	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (3-4)	#438
Fri, Jun 12th	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#205	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#59
Sat, Jun 13th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#241	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#173
Sun, Jun 14th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (5-6)	#124	@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#15
Mon, Jun 15th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (11-1)	#22	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#431
Tue, Jun 16th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (4-9)	#159	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (3-4)	#438
Wed, Jun 17th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#101	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#435
Thu, Jun 18th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-7)	#53
Sat, Jun 20th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (11-4)	#4	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#224
Sun, Jun 21st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-1)	#5
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#97	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-7)	#152
Wed, Jun 24th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (6-8)	#30	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (2-5)	#69
Thu, Jun 25th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#38	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-8)	#35
Fri, Jun 26th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-1)	#5	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#6
Sat, Jun 27th	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (2-3)	#185	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#58
Sun, Jun 28th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-4)	#11	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)	#160
Mon, Jun 29th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#84	vs SD	Griffin Canning (1-8)	#145
Tue, Jun 30th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-8)	#23	vs SD	JP Sears (2-2)	#175
Wed, Jul 1st	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-3)	#165	vs SD	Walker Buehler (5-5)	#180
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#148	vs STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#137
Sat, Jul 4th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (10-6)	#7	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#130
Sun, Jul 5th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#241	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-6)	#120
Mon, Jul 6th	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-2)	#76
Tue, Jul 7th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (3-6)	#122	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#70
Wed, Jul 8th	vs KC	Steven Cruz		@ BAL	Dean Kremer (1-2)	#81
Thu, Jul 9th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#72	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#78
Fri, Jul 10th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (12-1)	#32	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-1)	#16
Sat, Jul 11th	vs BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-0)	#196	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#101
Sun, Jul 12th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#61	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-5)	#90
Thu, Jul 16th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-7)	#53
Sat, Jul 18th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-4)	#11	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#48
Sun, Jul 19th	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#305	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-7)	#109
Mon, Jul 20th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#6	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#54
Tue, Jul 21st	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-4)	#125	vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-6)	#29
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (3-1)	#56	vs DET
Fri, Jul 24th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6)	#12	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-1)	#60
Sat, Jul 25th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-6)	#43	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3
Sun, Jul 26th	vs LAD			@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-3)	#25
Mon, Jul 27th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#241	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-7)	#80
Tue, Jul 28th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (10-6)	#7	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#52
Wed, Jul 29th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#148	@ STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#137
Thu, Jul 30th	vs MIA			@ STL
Fri, Jul 31st	vs MIA			vs NYY
Sat, Aug 1st	vs MIA			vs NYY
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs MIA			vs NYY
Tue, Aug 4th	@ CLE			vs LAD
Wed, Aug 5th	@ CLE			vs LAD
Thu, Aug 6th	@ CLE			vs TOR	Dylan Cease (6-4)	#10
Fri, Aug 7th	@ PIT			@ KC
Sat, Aug 8th	@ PIT			@ KC
Sun, Aug 9th	@ PIT			@ KC
Mon, Aug 10th	@ ATL
Tue, Aug 11th	@ ATL			@ WSH
Wed, Aug 12th	@ ATL			@ WSH
Fri, Aug 14th	vs WSH			vs STL
Sat, Aug 15th	vs WSH			vs STL
Sun, Aug 16th	vs WSH			vs STL
Mon, Aug 17th	vs SD			vs CWS
Tue, Aug 18th	vs SD			vs CWS
Wed, Aug 19th	vs SD			vs CWS
Fri, Aug 21st	@ CWS			@ SEA
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ CWS			@ SEA
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ CWS			@ SEA
Tue, Aug 25th	vs MIL			@ ARI
Wed, Aug 26th	vs MIL			@ ARI
Thu, Aug 27th	vs MIL
Fri, Aug 28th	vs HOU			vs CIN
Sat, Aug 29th	vs HOU			vs CIN
Sun, Aug 30th	vs HOU			vs CIN
Mon, Aug 31st	@ TB			vs MIL
Tue, Sep 1st	@ TB			vs MIL
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ TB			vs MIL
Fri, Sep 4th	vs SF			@ MIA
Sat, Sep 5th	vs SF			@ MIA
Sun, Sep 6th	vs SF			@ MIA
Mon, Sep 7th	@ MIA			@ MIL
Tue, Sep 8th	@ MIA			@ MIL
Wed, Sep 9th	@ MIA			@ MIL
Fri, Sep 11th	@ NYY			vs PIT
Sat, Sep 12th	@ NYY			vs PIT
Sun, Sep 13th	@ NYY			vs PIT
Mon, Sep 14th	vs BAL			vs ATL
Tue, Sep 15th	vs BAL			vs ATL
Wed, Sep 16th	vs BAL			vs ATL
Thu, Sep 17th	vs PHI
Fri, Sep 18th	vs PHI			@ CIN
Sat, Sep 19th	vs PHI			@ CIN
Sun, Sep 20th	vs PHI			@ CIN
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ TEX			vs MIA
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ TEX			vs MIA
Thu, Sep 24th	@ TEX			vs MIA
Fri, Sep 25th	@ WSH			@ BOS
Sat, Sep 26th	@ WSH			@ BOS
Sun, Sep 27th	@ WSH			@ BOS
Mon, Apr 6th				@ TB	Shane McClanahan (8-6)	#33
Mon, Apr 20th				vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-7)	#53
Sat, Apr 25th				@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#117
Mon, Apr 27th				@ SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#301
Tue, May 5th				vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-5)	#90
Thu, May 28th				@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3
Thu, Jun 4th				vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#156
Fri, Jun 19th				vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-8)	#23
Fri, Jul 17th				vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#95
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs LAD
Thu, Aug 13th				@ WSH
Mon, Aug 24th				@ ARI
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs MIL

Who Should I Trade?

Freddy Peralta for Javier Assad (2026)

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